此前
cǐ qián
Pinyin

Definition

此前
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cǐ qián
  1. before this
  2. before then
  3. previously

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

之前
zhī qián
  1. 1 before
  2. 2 prior to
  3. 3 ago
  4. 4 previously
  5. 5 beforehand
以前
yǐ qián
  1. 1 before
  2. 2 formerly
  3. 3 previous
  4. 4 ago
前
qián
  1. 1 front
  2. 2 forward
  3. 3 ahead
  4. 4 first
  5. 5 top (followed by a number)
  6. 6 future
  7. 7 ago
  8. 8 before
  9. 9 BC (e.g. 前293年)
  10. 10 former
  11. 11 formerly
如此
rú cǐ
  1. 1 in this way
  2. 2 so
此
cǐ
  1. 1 this
  2. 2 these
前世
qián shì
  1. 1 previous generations
  2. 2 previous incarnation (Buddhism)
前来
qián lái
  1. 1 to come (formal)
  2. 2 before
  3. 3 previously
前天
qián tiān
  1. 1 the day before yesterday
前年
qián nián
  1. 1 the year before last
前往
qián wǎng
  1. 1 to leave for
  2. 2 to proceed towards
  3. 3 to go
前后
qián hòu
  1. 1 around
  2. 2 from beginning to end
  3. 3 all around
  4. 4 front and rear
前所未有
qián suǒ wèi yǒu
  1. 1 unprecedented
前提
qián tí
  1. 1 premise
  2. 2 precondition
  3. 3 prerequisite
前方
qián fāng
  1. 1 ahead
  2. 2 the front
前景
qián jǐng
  1. 1 foreground
  2. 2 vista
  3. 3 (future) prospects
  4. 4 perspective
前者
qián zhě
  1. 1 the former
前行
qián xíng
  1. 1 (literary) to go forward
前辈
qián bèi
  1. 1 senior
  2. 2 older generation
  3. 3 precursor
前途
qián tú
  1. 1 prospects
  2. 2 future outlook
  3. 3 journey
前进
qián jìn
  1. 1 to go forward
  2. 2 to forge ahead
  3. 3 to advance
  4. 4 onward

Idioms (20)

一往无前
yī wǎng wú qián
  1. 1 to advance courageously (idiom)
  2. 2 to press forward
不分彼此
bù fēn bǐ cǐ
  1. 1 to make no distinction between what's one's own and what's another's (idiom)
  2. 2 to share everything
  3. 3 to be on very intimate terms
不听老人言，吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
  1. 1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
不顾前后
bù gù qián hòu
  1. 1 regardless of what's before or after (idiom); rushing blindly into sth
五百年前是一家
wǔ bǎi nián qián shì yī jiā
  1. 1 five hundred years ago we were the same family (idiom) (said of persons with the same surname)
但愿如此
dàn yuàn rú cǐ
  1. 1 if only it were so
  2. 2 I hope so (idiom)
倘能如此
tǎng néng rú cǐ
  1. 1 if it is possible (idiom)
停滞不前
tíng zhì bù qián
  1. 1 stuck and not moving forward (idiom); stagnant
  2. 2 in a rut
  3. 3 at a standstill
光前裕后
guāng qián yù hòu
  1. 1 to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)
前不着村，后不着店
qián bù zháo cūn , hòu bù zháo diàn
  1. 1 lit. no village ahead and no inn behind (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be stranded in the middle of nowhere
  3. 3 to be in a predicament
前不见古人，后不见来者
qián bù jiàn gǔ rén , hòu bù jiàn lái zhě
  1. 1 unique
  2. 2 unprecedented (idiom)
前世姻缘
qián shì yīn yuán
  1. 1 a marriage predestined in a former life (idiom)
前事不忘，后事之师
qián shì bù wàng , hòu shì zhī shī
  1. 1 don't forget past events, they can guide you in future (idiom); benefit from past experience
前人栽树，后人乘凉
qián rén zāi shù , hòu rén chéng liáng
  1. 1 to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)
前仆后继
qián pū hòu jì
  1. 1 one falls, the next follows (idiom); stepping into the breach to replace fallen comrades
  2. 2 advancing wave upon wave
前倨后恭
qián jù hòu gōng
  1. 1 to switch from arrogance to deference (idiom)
前功尽弃
qián gōng jìn qì
  1. 1 to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom)
  2. 2 all that has been achieved goes down the drain
前因后果
qián yīn hòu guǒ
  1. 1 cause and effects (idiom); entire process of development
前怕狼后怕虎
qián pà láng hòu pà hǔ
  1. 1 lit. to fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be full of needless fears
  3. 3 reds under the beds
前缘未了
qián yuán wèi liǎo
  1. 1 one's predestined fate is yet to be fulfilled (idiom)

Sample Sentences

一是，英国此前与欧盟达成的“脱欧”协议已3次遭英国议会下院投票否决。二是，欧洲议会选举投票23日在英国举行。多个民调显示，保守党支持率大幅落后于新成立的“脱欧党”。
yī shì ，Yīngguó cǐqián yǔ Ōuméng dáchéng de “tuōŌu ”xiéyì yǐ cì zāo Yīngguó yìhuì xiàyuàn tóupiào fǒujué 。èr shì ，ŌuzhōuYìhuì xuǎnjǔ tóupiào rì zài Yīngguó jǔxíng 。duōge míndiào xiǎnshì ，bǎoshǒudǎng zhīchílu:4 dàfú luòhòu yú Xīn chénglì de “tuōŌu dǎng ”。
Firstly "Brexit" agreement reached by the United Kingdom with the European Union has been voted against by the lower house of the British Parliament three times. Secondly the European Parliament election will be held in the United Kingdom on the 23rd. A number of polls show that the Conservative Party’s support rate has lagged by a big margin behind the newly established “Brexit Party”.
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此前，特雷莎·梅曾在英国全体保守党议员会议上表示，在“脱欧”协议通过后，她将辞去首相职务。而此次她提前公布了离任时间表，分析人士认为主要有2大因素。
cǐqián ，Tèléishā ·Méi céng zài Yīngguó quántǐ bǎoshǒudǎng yìyuán huìyì shàng biǎoshì ，zài “tuōŌu ”xiéyì tōngguò hòu ，tā jiāng cíqù shǒuxiàng zhíwù 。ér cǐcì tā tíqián gōngbù le lírèn shíjiānbiǎo ，fēnxī rénshì rènwéi zhǔyào yǒu dà yīnsù 。
Earlier, Teresa May said at a meeting of all Conservative Party members in the UK that she would resign as prime minister after "Brexit" agreement was passed. This time, she announced her departure ahead of time and analysts believe there are two major factors.
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卖货也意味着，此前处于法律盲区的个人海外代购将受到约束，纳入监管范畴。无论是在微信朋友圈里卖货，还是在直播平台带货，抑或是在淘宝开代购店，都将被列为电子商务经营者。
màihuò yě yìwèizhe ，cǐqián chǔyú fǎlu:4 mángqū de gèrén hǎiwài dàigòu jiāng shòudào yuēshù ，nàrù jiānguǎn fànchóu 。wúlùnshì zài Wēixìn péngyou quānlǐ màihuò ，háishi zài zhíbō píngtái dàihuò ，yìhuò shì zài táobǎo kāi dàigòu diàn ，dōu jiāng bèi lièwéi diànzǐshāngwù jīngyíngzhě 。
Selling goods to individuals who have previously been in the legal blind zone will now face legal restrictions now that they’re included in the scope of supervision. Whether it is selling on WeChat (Moments) or in the live broadcast platform, or in Taobao shop, will be listed as e-commerce operators.
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